| 1247 |
First records
of North Scale were installed within Furness Abbey documents |
| 1558 |
A licence was
obtained to construct a Windmill on Walney-Island at a site that is known
today as Mill Lane (west). |
|
1568
|
St. Mary's church, Walney,
founded
|
|
1631
|
Walney is hit by the dreaded
Plague
|
| 1644 |
'The Royalists'
visited Walney |
| 1652 |
George Fox
visited Walney |
|
1735 |
George Case was the first to buried at Saint Mary's
Church yard, although no evidence of a church is recorded at this time. |
|
1741 |
Rev Samuel Hunter became the Curate of Saint Mary's
Walney |
|
1802 |
Rev Samuel Hunter ceased to be Curate of Saint
Mary's Walney |
|
1805 |
Rev John Troughton became the Curate of Saint Mary's
Walney |
|
1813 |
Dr William Close was buried in an unmarked grave at
Saint Mary's Church yard.
|
|
1839 |
Rev John Troughton ceased to be Curate of Saint
Mary's Walney |
|
1853
|
Barrow Baptist hut, South
Walney, built
|
| 1856 |
Michaelson
Chapel was converted into a school |
| 1865 |
The 'original'
Crown Inn at North Scale opened |
| 1868 |
The Ferry Hotel
opened for business |
| 1869 |
The New Inn at
Biggar Village opened for business |
| 1870 |
North End Mill
ceased operations |
| 1871 |
Walney's
population was counted at 339 |
|
1872
|
Barrow boundaries increased to
include Walney-Island, Sheep-Island, Piel-Island & Foulney-Island
|
| 1873 |
The Neptune
Hotel (Sea View) on Tummer hill opened for business |
| 1881 |
The 'Methodist
New Connexion' Chapel on Teasdale Road opened |
| 1882 |
The Crown Inn
at North Scale was rebuilt |
|
1886 |
Exploration for
coal on Walney began to support cost reductions being implemented by the
Steelworks over in Barrow |
| 1887 |
The Neptune
Hotel (Sea View) on Tummer hill was destroyed by fire |
| 1891 |
The island's
population was counted at 474 |
| 1897 |
Salt extraction
begins on Walney-Island in earnest, although 'test samples' had been
extracted since 1870 |
| 1898 |
The Isle of
Walney Estates Company announced it's intentions for the construction of
Vickersdale (Vickerstown) |
|
1899
|
Isle of Walney Estates Co. was
acquired by Vickers Ltd
|
| 1899 |
The Castle
House was constructed |
| 1900 |
First
foundations were laid for the Vickerstown Estate, including Vickerstown
Home Farm |
|
1901
|
Vickerstown Association
Football Club formed
|
| 1902 |
Walney Park was
opened. |
| 1902 |
Vickerstown
(Latona Street) School opened for the first time, even though a temporary
structure had been in use previously |
|
1902
|
Vickerstown Cricket Club formed
|
| 1902 |
The Vickerstown
Institute opened for business at 3, Gatacre Street |
|
1902
|
(13 Dec) Church of England Parish Hall
at Knox Street opened
|
| 1902 |
Vickers Sons
& Maxim's 'Mudlark' began service to rival the Furness Railway's steam
ferry service to Walney-Island |
| 1902 |
The Vickerstown
Chronicle began circulation |
|
1902 |
(03 Nov) An
small Octopus was caught in Walney Channel |
| 1904 |
Vickerstown
Estate (north) declared as complete |
| 1904 |
The Vickerstown
Chronicle went out of circulation |
|
1908 |
The latest Church of Saint Mary the Virgin was
opened |
|
1908
|
Walney Bridge opened
|
|
1909
|
Construction of first naval
airship commenced.
|
|
1909
|
Tram
service: Town Hall - Ferry
Road extended to Walney Promenade .
|
|
1911
|
(04
Aug) Tram
service: Town Hall - Walney Promenade extended to Biggar Bank via Ocean
Road.
|
| 1913 |
Construction of
Delhi Street & Dominion Street |
| 1914 |
Death of
Benjamin Fish announced |
| 1915 |
Isle of Walney
Estate Company's Walney Park was transferred into the hands of Barrow
Council |
| 1915 |
(29 Jan) Walney
Island battery shelled by German submarine (first operation of German
submarines in the Irish Sea). |
| 1915 |
'The Walney'
Theatre & Picture house opened |
|
1917
|
Vickerstown
Institute Opened on Church Lane
|
| 1917 |
Ocean Road
school opened for the first time, even though a temporary structure had
operated on the site since 1905 |
|
1920 |
The airship
R80 made it first flight from the
Walney Island Sheds |
| 1935 |
Walney Bridge
was reopened and named as Jubilee Bridge |
| 1936 |
Marjorie Cross
discovered prehistoric sites on Walney's North End |
| 1936 |
Construction
begins on the 'Links' estate |
|
1936 |
Construction
begins on the 'Strath's' estate |
|
1937 |
Land was
purchased at North End for the construction of Walney aerodrome. |
| 1937 |
First car parks
on the island appeared at Sandy Gap and Biggar Bank |
| 1939 |
Construction
completed on the 'Links' estate |
| 1939 |
Construction
completed on the 'Strath's' estate |
| 1940 |
North End Farm and
Mill were demolished and the site cleared to make way for an airfield |
| 1946 |
Pre-fab's at
Tummerhill were constructed |
|
1946 |
After training
more than 6000 people Walney Aerodrome ceased its flying exercises. |
| 1950 |
60 sq-yards of
Earnse Point land was claimed by the sea during storms |
| 1951 |
A site was
agreed at Sandy Gap for the construction of Walney Secondary 'modern'
school |
| 1955 |
Construction of
Walney's West Shore Estate began |
| 1957 |
Mitre Catering
of Accrington opened Earnse Bay caravan site |
|
1958 |
Walney Rovers
won the Lancashire Under 18 Youth Cup |
| 1959 |
Construction
began on the Red Ley Estate at north Scale |
| 1959 |
'The Walney'
Theatre & Picture house ceased operation |
|
1959 |
The Vickers
Shipbuilding & Engineering company purchased Walney Aerodrome. |
| 1963 |
South End
nature reserve established |
| 1969 |
Construction
was completed on the Red Ley Estate at north Scale |
| 1969 |
The Periscope
Hotel on Mill Lane opened for business |
| 1970 |
Haverigg
Gardens construction took place |
| 1972 |
Construction of
the 'Barnes Estate' (Northern Holdings) at north Scale began |
| 1973 |
The New Inn at
Biggar Village closed its doors as a business |
|
1974
|
Walney-Island
became part of Cumbria
|
| 1975 |
Construction of
the 'Barnes Estate' (Northern Holdings) at north Scale was completed |
|
1975 |
Peggy
Braithwaite became Britain's first woman lighthouse keeper. |
| 1983 |
'The Walney'
Theatre & Picture house was demolished to make way for houses |
|
1983
|
North
Walney Nature Reserve’s care was taken over by Cumbria Wildlife Trust
|
|
1996 |
North Scale Residents Association open the doors to
their 'new' community centre
|
|
2000 |
Rev John Hodgkinson became the Curate of Saint
Mary's Walney |
|
2003
|
Following a two year build www.walney-island.com
went live on the net for the first time |
|
2003
|
Construction began on homes at Chapel field, North
Scale
|
|
2003
|
Construction began on homes at Fairway View,
Central Drive
|
|
2004
|
(14 Jan) Walney's telephone exchange gets a
(broadband) ADSL upgrade.
|
|
2004
|
Construction began on the Chapel Field sea defence
wall at North Scale.
|
|
2005 |
Walney's biggest Air Show took place |
|
2005 |
Home Farm Stables and Outbuildings were demolished. |
|
2011 |
West Point House on Solway Drive ceased use as an
elderly care home. |
|
2012 |
Vickerstown School moved home from Latona Street to
a 'new build' on Mill Lane and demolition of the old Latona Street site
began. |
|
2012 |
Rev John Hodgkinson left Saint Mary's Church for a
new post within the town. |
